1 files changed, 42 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
index 311f621e13b..55e477b0214 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
@@ -572,21 +572,58 @@ void BPY_DECREF_RNA_INVALIDATE(void *pyob_ptr)
 /**
  * \return success
  */
-bool BPY_execute_string_as_number(bContext *C, const char *expr, double *value, const bool verbose)
+bool BPY_execute_string_as_number(bContext *C, const char *expr, const bool verbose, double *r_value)
 {
 	PyGILState_STATE gilstate;
 	bool ok = true;
 
-	if (!value || !expr) return -1;
+	if (!r_value || !expr) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (expr[0] == '\0') {
+		*r_value = 0.0;
+		return ok;
+	}
+
+	bpy_context_set(C, &gilstate);
+
+	ok = PyC_RunString_AsNumber(expr, "<blender button>", r_value);
+
+	if (ok == false) {
+		if (verbose) {
+			BPy_errors_to_report_ex(CTX_wm_reports(C), false, false);
+		}
+		else {
+			PyErr_Clear();
+		}
+	}
+
+	bpy_context_clear(C, &gilstate);
+
+	return ok;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \return success
+ */
+bool BPY_execute_string_as_string(bContext *C, const char *expr, const bool verbose, char **r_value)
+{
+	PyGILState_STATE gilstate;
+	bool ok = true;
+
+	if (!r_value || !expr) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (expr[0] == '\0') {
-		*value = 0.0;
+		*r_value = NULL;
 		return ok;
 	}
 
 	bpy_context_set(C, &gilstate);
 
-	ok = PyC_RunString_AsNumber(expr, value, "<blender button>");
+	ok = PyC_RunString_AsString(expr, "<blender button>", r_value);
 
 	if (ok == false) {
 		if (verbose) {
@@ -602,6 +639,7 @@ bool BPY_execute_string_as_number(bContext *C, const char *expr, double *value,
 	return ok;
 }
 
+
 bool BPY_execute_string_ex(bContext *C, const char *expr, bool use_eval)
 {
 	PyGILState_STATE gilstate;